Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has confirmed that Greece will unveil a major heating oil relief package this week, aiming to keep prices below €1.75 a liter, as he used his weekly online review — posted from the United States ahead of the U.N. General Assembly — to tout back-to-back sovereign credit upgrades and criticize the opposition over constitutional reform.
Mr. Mitsotakis said the government and Greek refineries would jointly subsidize heating oil, extend support to diesel through October, and raise heating subsidies horizontally for households using any energy source, with Athens continuing to push Brussels for permission to temporarily cut fuel taxation.
He highlighted Moody's and Scope Ratings' decisions within 24 hours to upgrade Greece's outlook and credit rating respectively, calling them further confirmation of the country's economic turnaround since losing investment-grade status.
Mr. Mitsotakis criticized opposition parties for abstaining on constitutional amendments he said they broadly support, calling it "a logic beneath the circumstances."
He also welcomed European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal for an emergency migration response mechanism, which echoes his own August op-ed, and cited a Council of State ruling upholding mandatory NGO registration and financial oversight as a win for transparency.
The prime minister also touted last week's inauguration of the Ellinikon Sports Park, Greece's 71-medal, third-place finish at the Mediterranean Games in Taranto, and the reopening of the newly upgraded Kerameikos archaeological site, alongside a new DEI-Amazon Web Services data center deal in Western Macedonia and a €5,000 annual incentive for residents of Kastellorizo.